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Schools in Empire · Farmington Public School District, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Empire’s public schools outscore 75% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Empire, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Empire, 51% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

#111of 274 Minnesota townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
56%
▲ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
Students per teacher
16.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
34,264 students on the public path
In brief

Empire’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 366 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Empire’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Farmington Public spends $13,987 per student and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan $16,224, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Empire’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 75% of Minnesota school districts, #111 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (366)Better than 61%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,811 test results and a graduating class of 2,373 could put Empire anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Empire’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,585 in math, 18,038 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Empire, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Empire’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeville
A
844 students16:1Rate it →
Rosemount Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B+
803 students15:1Rate it →
Greenleaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apple Valley
B
747 students14:1Rate it →
Red Pine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
740 students16:1Rate it →
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burnsville
C
732 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A−
722 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
720 students17:1Rate it →
Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
707 students15:1Rate it →
Diamond Path El SCH of Intl Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A−
686 students15:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B−
674 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A
662 students14:1Rate it →
North Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
A−
612 students15:1Rate it →
Meadowview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
A−
600 students12:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagan
C
583 students14:1Rate it →
Southview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
B+
576 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
575 students15:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
C+
573 students13:1Rate it →
Deerwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
528 students13:1Rate it →
Pinewood Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Shannon Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
A+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Westview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
B−
500 students13:1Rate it →
Farmington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
C+
493 students14:1Rate it →
Akin Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
B−
479 students15:1Rate it →
Northview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
B
396 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Empire runs its own schools through grade 12 (Farmington Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, shared with Apple Valley, Coates, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights and Rosemount. Its elementary school is in Lakeville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Empire

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Farmington Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 6,458 students, down 5% since 2022–23 · 15.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,987MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganGrades PK–12 · 36 schools · 29,224 students · 16.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,224MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Farmington Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 3270 students tested
Math · PK–12, Farmington Public School District44%
State average 44.8% · 3060 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan57%
State average 51.1% · 14768 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan52%
State average 44.8% · 14525 students tested

Empire vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Empire’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EmpireA−Farmington Public PK–12 · Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan PK–12
FarmingtonBFarmington Public
RosemountA−Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
VermillionB+Hastings Public
Castle RockBFarmington Public PK–12 · Randolph Public PK–12
LakevilleALakeville Public
Coates—Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

2 of the 6 neighbors share Farmington Public with Empire for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Empire

37 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Empirein other towns
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakeville
A
844 students16:1Rate it →
Greenleaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apple Valley
B
747 students14:1Rate it →
Echo Park Leadership Engineer/Tech
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burnsville
C
732 students13:1Rate it →
North Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
A−
612 students15:1Rate it →
Meadowview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
A−
600 students12:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagan
C
583 students14:1Rate it →
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
C+
573 students13:1Rate it →
Farmington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
C+
493 students14:1Rate it →
Akin Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
B−
479 students15:1Rate it →
Rosemount Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B+
803 students15:1Rate it →
Red Pine Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
740 students16:1Rate it →
Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A−
722 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
720 students17:1Rate it →
Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A
707 students15:1Rate it →
Diamond Path El SCH of Intl Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A−
686 students15:1Rate it →
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
B−
674 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
A
662 students14:1Rate it →
Southview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
B+
576 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
575 students15:1Rate it →
Deerwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
528 students13:1Rate it →
Pinewood Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
A−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Shannon Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rosemount
A+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Westview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Apple Valley
B−
500 students13:1Rate it →
Northview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eagan
B
396 students13:1Rate it →
Scott Highlands Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apple Valley
B
1,228 students18:1Rate it →
Dakota Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eagan
A−
1,184 students18:1Rate it →
Rosemount Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rosemount
B+
1,141 students18:1Rate it →
Valley Middle School of STEM
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apple Valley
C+
1,090 students16:1Rate it →
Falcon Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apple Valley
B−
1,088 students17:1Rate it →
Black Hawk Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eagan
B
889 students17:1Rate it →
Robert Boeckman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmington
B−
855 students16:1Rate it →
Levi P. Dodge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmington
B−
692 students16:1Rate it →
Rosemount Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rosemount
A−
2,364 students19:1Rate it →
Eastview Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Apple Valley
A+
2,328 students20:1Rate it →
Eagan Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Eagan
A
2,274 students19:1Rate it →
Farmington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmington
B−
2,153 students20:1Rate it →
Apple Valley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Apple Valley
B+
1,999 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Empire’s schools

Are Empire’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Empire children attend outscore 75% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #111 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Empire in?

Two districts: Farmington Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan runs grades PK–12, shared with Apple Valley, Coates, Eagan, Inver Grove Heights and Rosemount.

Where do Empire kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Rosemount Senior High, Eastview Senior High, Eagan Senior High, Farmington High School and Apple Valley Senior High.

What is Empire’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Empire spend per student?

$13,987 in Farmington Public School District and $16,224 in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.